Children Of The AfterMath

By Redefined Self

Children of the Aftermath

Some children survive their childhood.

Others spend their adulthood surviving what their childhood did to them.

Children of the Aftermath is a raw and deeply emotional collection of poetry about growing up in the shadow of addiction, broken promises, emotional neglect, narcissistic parenting, grief, and generational trauma. These poems give a voice to the children who learned too young that love could be conditional, apologies could be empty, and home could be the place that hurt the most.

Within these pages, you'll find reflections on:

- A father lost to alcoholism and the wounds left behind
- A mother whose love came second to herself
- The heartbreak of being the scapegoat child
- Broken promises that never stopped hurting
- Grief, abandonment, and the weight of unmet needs
- Healing from childhood trauma and reclaiming your voice
- Learning to break cycles instead of repeating them
- Finding strength, worth, and peace after survival

Written with honesty and vulnerability, these poems are for the adults who still carry pieces of the children they once were. For those who spent years questioning their worth, mourning the parents they needed but never had, and learning that healing is not forgetting-it's finally choosing yourself.

This book is not about revenge.

It is about remembrance.

It is about survival.

It is about every child who deserved better.

And every adult who is learning they still do.

If you've ever grieved the living, mourned the childhood you never had, or fought to break the cycles that shaped you, these poems will remind you that you are not alone.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H6W49SV8
• ISBN13: 9798182360555
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 82 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"